Christensen et al v. Apple Inc.

Filing 11

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Purvi G. Patel Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number 0101-4907727 by Apple Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Hecker, Dustin)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

ADAM CHRISTENSEN, JEFFREY
SCOLNICK and WILLIAM FARRELL on
behalf of themselves and all others similarly
situated,

Civil Action No.
1:14-cv-10100-DPW

Plaintiffs
v.
APPLE INC.,
Defendant.

MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF
PURVI G. PATEL, AS COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT, APPLE INC.
Pursuant to Local Rule 83.5.3(b), the undersigned counsel hereby moves that Purvi G.
Patel, Esq. of Morrison & Foerster LLP, 707 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 6000, Los Angeles,
California, be permitted to appear and to participate in this action pro hac vice for the purpose
of representing the defendant, Apple Inc., in association with Dustin F. Hecker, Esq., of
Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
In support of this motion, the undersigned states as follows:
1. I am a member in good standing of the bar of this Court and am actively engaged in
the practice of law within Massachusetts with the law firm of Posternak Blankstein & Lund
LLP.
2.

As set forth in the certificate attached hereto as Exhibit A, Ms. Patel is a member

in good standing of the bars of the State of California and the State of Illinois, as well as various
federal courts. There is no disciplinary action pending against Ms. Patel in any jurisdiction.

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3.

As set forth in her certificate, Ms. Patel has familiarized herself with the Local

Rules of this Court.
4.

In accordance with the Court’s “CM/ECF Administrative Procedures”, the

required filing fee will be delivered to the clerk’s office and paid in full within 24 hours after
this document is submitted electronically.
WHEREFORE, I respectfully request that this Court admit Purvi G. Patel, pro hac vice,
for the purpose of representing the defendant, Apple Inc., in this action.
Respectfully submitted,
APPLE INC.,
By its attorneys,
/s/Dustin F. Hecker
Dustin F. Hecker (BBO #549171)
POSTERNAK, BLANKSTEIN & LUND LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
[phone] (phone)
[phone] (fax)
[e-mail]
Date: March 13, 2014

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CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 7.1
The undersigned counsel for Apple Inc. hereby certifies that he has conferred with the
plaintiffs’ attorney, Alexander Shapoval, who has indicated that he will not oppose the motion.
/s/Dustin F. Hecker
Dustin F. Hecker

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Dustin F. Hecker, hereby certify that this document filed through the ECF system will
be sent electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic
Filing (NEF) and paper copies will be sent to those indicated as non-registered participants.
/s/Dustin F. Hecker
Dustin F. Hecker
Dated: March 13, 2014

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